"F-93 58/6-I المرسوم الملكي البريطاني لقطر" [و‎‎٣] (٤٧٩/١٨)

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Translation of letter No,7/54 dated the 14th
Muharram 1S54 (i.e. 13th April 19o5) from bhaiKh Abdullah
bin Qasim ath Thani, C.I.L•, nuler of Qatar, to the Hon 1 bie
Lieut.-Colonel T.o.rovvle^C.E.L., Political nesicent in
the Persian Gulf.
After Compliments, f §
reference your letter datea 17th April 1955
equivalent to the loth Muharram Ib54.
2. Regarding the sub-paragraph oi" the draft or the Gil
Concession which I gave to Mr. Mylles. I agree to your
demand (proposal) that disputes etween rritish subjects
British protectee subjects and the subjects of non-Muslim
Foreign Po ers should be settled by the nearest oiiicer of
the High British Government i.e. the Political Agent,
Bahrain, or his representative.
^ also agree that the disputes between British
subjects and the subjects of Non-Moslem Foreign Powers arid
my subjects should be dealt , 1th by a Joint C^urt on which
I . nd the Political Agent, Bahrain, will sit, or on which
my representative and he representative of the Political
Agent, .Banrain, will sit. The place and the sitting of
this court will be at koha. as regards the subjects of
Moslem foreign.Powers to mom you referred in paragraph o
of your proposal, 1 , on my part, agree to your proposal
about them, but will not be responsible lor any objection
hich may be raised by their Governments.
4. I have agreed to these on the condition that the
Government undertake to give their full support to me
and to my heir apparent, my son Hamad, when he succeeds
me anc that they do acknowledge aim as my heir apiaront
and sup ort him when he succeeds me.
Usual ending.